Bullying today takes place in many different places. One of the hardest places to monitor is what goes on outside of the school walls, but still affects our school's community. Cyber-bullying takes place with younger and younger kids. A recent example is a YouTube video that two sixth graders put together called "Top Six Ways to Kill Piper." But Cyber-bullying happens in ways we cannot always see.
What kinds of policies does your school have in regards to cyber-bullying? How has cyber-bullying affected your school?
Articles of Interest:
Cyber-bullies post video showing six ways to kill their classmate
No charges in ‘ways to kill’ classmate YouTube video
STOP Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying.org
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Cyber bulling can be especially dangerous because teachers and other adults are often unaware of it. It's something that my school is working on. When addressing bullying in my classes I've had a lot of help from several ebooks at http://www.dedicatedteacher.com on the subject, especially "Creating a Bully-Free Classroom". Teachers can't be aware of all bullying going on between students, so I believe it is essential to educate students on anti-bullying strategies even if you don't think it is a problem in your class. Great blog!
ReplyDeletePeople who cyberbully are just wrong.I mean victims who have been cyberbullied sometime even kill themselves.And the bullies don't even care.Anyways,nice blog!
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